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Mina and the Morning Song

When the forest forgets its morning song, Mina gathers every sound and makes room for the quietest one of all.

Story length
10 pages
Ages
3 to 7
Ways to read
Read aloud or read yourself
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese
Themes
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About this story

One morning the forest is silent, so Mina the squirrel picks up a twig like a conductor’s baton and starts to listen. She wakes the stream, sets the leaves swishing, shows a woodpecker when to knock and helps three bees hum together. Something is still missing, until everyone goes quiet and Mina hears Pip, a cricket who is afraid of singing the wrong note. “You can start softly,” she tells him, and soon the whole forest sings.

What children can explore

  • Listening closely: hearing the quiet sounds under the loud ones
  • Rhythm, taking turns and how high and low sounds fit together
  • Making room for a shy friend’s voice

Talk about it after reading

  1. Why did Mina ask everyone to be quiet?
  2. Pip was worried about singing the wrong note. What did Mina say to help?
  3. What sound would you bring to the forest band?

Read, listen and explore

Follow the narration as each word lights up, or turn off the narrator and read at your own pace. Touch the pop-up scenes to see the characters and objects react. Switch the reading language from the language menu in the reader.

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